A new type of light that fits discreetly to the outside of a bicycle wheel rim promises to be harder for thieves to steal and easier for motorists to spot. The designers of the Revolight set themselves the task of building a wheel-mounted lighting system that – dramatically increased side visibility, seamlessly integrated a functioning brake light and distinguished itself…
The Clothing Printer is a wall-mounted appliance that turns old jumpers, threadbare socks and worn out T-shirts into new cycling tops of almost any description at the push of a button. In the same way as one might use a paper shredder, old garments are fed into the top of the machine where they are broken down into thread. The…
Winner of the international bicycle design competition in Taipei the ‘sawyer‘ by sculptor and designer Jurgen Kuipers is a bicycle IKEA might sell – a flat pack low-rider made from sheets of plywood. A surreal twist to what is otherwise a fairly conventional-looking beach cruiser is its availability as a 1:1 scale non-functional model kit, which is presented like an over-sized Airfix…
Drivers who value the environmental and financial advantages of buying second hand cars will pleased to hear that prices look set to drop. CAP, publisher of the Black Book price guide used by the used car trade, warns of a “shadow hanging over the market”, but what might be bad for dealers is good for the buying public. Prices during…
The ban on women riding bicycles in Saudi Arabia has been lifted according to reports by Al Jazeera and daily newspaper al-Yawn. Head of Saudi Arabia’s Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, is quoted as saying that it’s not the commission’s “job to search or follow women who drive bikes”, which is understandable because cycling is clearly…